Biden signs gun safety bill into law, takes swipe at Supreme Court

U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after a decision he condemned by the Supreme Court expandingfirearm owners’ rights.

China seals residential buildings in Macau as COVID-19 cases increase

Chinese authorities have locked down several residential buildings in Macau to contain the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.

Negotiation with terror outfit TTP sparks fear in Pakistan’s Parliament

Pakistan government’s negotiations with the proscribed outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has created fear in the Upper House of its Parliament.

China launches crackdown against crimes involving illegal occupation of farmland

China’s Ministry of Public Security has urged police nationwide to strike hard on crimes involving the illegal occupation of farmland and the production and sale of substandard agricultural materials amid efforts to safeguard national food security.

Deadly Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1000

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, the country’s disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.

South China ravaged by floods while the North bakes under heatwave

Heavy rains continued to flood cities across southern and eastern China on Wednesday, destroying crops and infrastructure, trapping residents, and triggering landslides, even as heatwaves drove up the power demand to record levels in north and central China, media reports said.

Mexican priests killed while defending sanctuary seeker

Gunmen shot dead two Jesuit priests and a man seeking sanctuary at their church in northern Mexico, the government and the religious order said on Tuesday.

Renewed Terror Threat from TTP Looms on Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): The rise of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), higher generally known as Pakistani Taliban, enabled by the Afghan Taliban’s steadfast assist, will broaden the specter of terrorist assaults in Pakistan, together with in opposition to civilian targets, a Netherlands-based assume tank mentioned.

PTI supporters stage nationwide protest against inflation in Pakistan

A large number of workers and supporters of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf on Sunday staged protests across the country against rising inflation on the call of party chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan.

NATO warns of long Ukraine war as battles grind on

The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of NATO said on Sunday, calling for steadfast support from Ukraine’s allies as Russian forces battle for territory in the country’s east.

France votes, Macron faces tough battle for control of parliament

Voting was underway in France on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could deprive newly re-elected centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand.

Monsoon floods kill 42 people, millions stranded in Bangladesh, India

At least 25 people were killed by lightning or landslides over the weekend in Bangladesh while millions were left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit by the worst monsoon floods in the country’s recent history, officials said.

Dozens of countries call out China at UN over Xinjiang abuse allegations

Dozens of countries voiced concern Tuesday at alleged abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, and demanded that the UN rights chief publish a long-delayed report on the rights situation there.

Relief for professionals, students as China lifts Covid visa ban on Indians

China has announced plans to provide visas to Indian professionals and their families stranded in India for over two years following the strict visa restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Xi announces plans to allow Chinese military to undertake ‘special military operations’ abroad

Chinese leader Xi Jinping signed new rules governing “non-war” military operations which will allow the Chinese military to undertake “special military operations” abroad.

Russian artillery bombards Sievierodonetsk

Russian forces swarmed into the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and pounded the zone with artillery Ukrainian officials said on Monday - a scene that mirrored Moscow’s assault on Mariupol last month according to Reuters.

Risk of using nuclear weapons, ‘greatest in decades’ : think tank

The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the risk of such weapons being used is the greatest in decades, leading conflict and armaments think tank-Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday.

Ukraine to export grain via Poland, Romania to avert food crisis

Ukraine has established two routes through Poland and Romania to export grain and avert a global food crisis although bottlenecks have slowed the supply chain, Kyiv’s deputy foreign minister said on Sunday.

Climate change a bigger threat than war: Fiji

Fiji’s defence minister said on Sunday that climate change posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, a shift in tone at a defence summit that has been dominated by the war in Ukraine and disputes between China and the United States.

Indian officials demolish houses to stop unrest over anti-Islam remarks

Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state have demolished the homes of several people accused of involvement in riots last week triggered by derogatory remarks made by ruling party figures about Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo: US judge dismisses rape lawsuit

A US judge has dismissed a rape allegation lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo because the accuser’s lawyer relied on leaked and stolen records.

Pakistan runs disinformation campaign against India after row over remarks on Prophet

Pakistan is once again using social media to defame India after row over remarks on Prophet Mohammad by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma during a TV debate as the majority of the users who interacted on the hashtag were from Pakistan, reported Digital Forensics Research and analytics centre (DFRAC).

Pakistan rejects India’s statement over Karachi temple vandalism incident

Pakistan has rejected India’s statement over the incident of vandalism of a Hindu temple in the southern port city of Karachi and attacked the country over the sufferings of the Muslim community.

Former President Trump accused of ’attempted coup’

The congressional committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat presented testimony on Thursday showing that close allies - even his daughter - rejected his false claims of voting fraud.

Two EU countries oppose Ukraine’s candidacy

While the European Commission will likely recommend next week that Ukraine be granted candidate status,

Covid jitters flare up, parts of Shanghai resume lockdown

Shanghai and Beijing went back on fresh COVID-19 alert on Thursday after parts of China’s largest economic hub imposed new lockdown restriction and the city announced a round of mass testing for millions of residents.

Iran expands advanced centrifuge work underground: IAEA

Iran has begun installing advanced IR-6 centrifuges in a cluster at an underground enrichment plant in line with a longstanding plan and now intends to add two more such clusters, or cascades, the U.N. nuclear watchdog told its member states on Wednesday.

Ten thousand civilians still trapped in Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk

The Mayor of Sievierodonetsk – a key city in war-torn Ukraine where Russian troops have intensified their assault – has said as many as 10,000 civilians are trapped in the city and their evacuation is “impossible”. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the battle of Sievierodonetsk raging for days now as “one of the most difficult” since the start of the war.

Berlin car attack kills teacher, injures 14 others

A 29-year-old man drove into a crowd of people in Berlin on Wednesday, killing a teacher and injuring 14 of her students, as his car twice veered onto a pavement in a popular shopping district, officials said.

Chinese companies in Bangladesh indulge in illegal activities

Several Chinese firms are indulging in unscrupulous practices in Bangladesh, especially in the construction sector and printing of counterfeit documents, as well as in the trade of prohibited items.